Shall We Dance? (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Peter Chelsom
Actors: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Ann Walter
Studio: Miramax
Category: DVD
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Rating:  172 reviews
Sales Rank: 5118
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D39202D
ISBN: 0788858041
UPC: 786936273298
EAN: 9780788858048
ASIN: B0006GAI6Y
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 2004
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER, A MIDDLE-AGED WORKAHOLIC HAS LED AN INCREDIBLY DULL EXISTENCE. WHEN HE CATCHES A GLIMPSE OF A BEAUTIFUL DANCE INSTRUCTOR, THE PAINFULLY SHY MAN GETS UP THE NERVE TO SIGN UP FOR LESSONS BUT IS ASSIGNED TO AN OLDER WOMAN. HE STICKS TO HIS NEW HOBBY HOPING TO ATTRACT THE YOUNG BEAUTY.
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Something got lost in translation from 1996's critically acclaimed Japanese comedy, but the American remake of Shall We Dance? is not without charms of its own. In being transplanted from Tokyo to Chicago, the original version's subtle humor is shaken out of its cultural context, but this is an otherwise faithful adaptation in which a weary lawyer (Richard Gere) battles his mid-life crisis with ballroom dancing lessons, while his wife (Susan Sarandon) hires a private detective to see if he's cheating. Those expecting a Jennifer Lopez showcase will be disappointed; her role as the melancholy dance instructor keeps the beautifully lovelorn J-Lo on the sidelines, while a cast of standard-issue supporting characters (especially Stanley Tucci's clandestine faux-Latin dance lover) provide a generous dose of Hollywood-ized comic relief. All of this gives Shall We Dance? a polished sheen of mainstream entertainment that many viewers---and especially ballroom dancers--will find delightfully irresistible. --Jeff Shannon
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A good movie May 25, 2009
Nick Denife (Cleveland, Ohio United States)
I first saw SHALL WE DANCE in its original incarnation, the Japanese version, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was very culture-centric in its outlook, something that's missing from this remake, but it's very enjoyable nonetheless. I was hesitant to see this remake at first, since I was such a big fan of the original (even though I only saw it once), but this version won me over once I did see it. It captures the joy the main character found in dancing (something I myself will never know, unfortunately) and is a lot of fun to watch. Stanley Tucci and Richard Gere are excellent, as is Susan Sarandon, as usual. A worthwhile purchase and it has high multiple viewing value.
The Bluray image is good - it doesn't seem much was done in the way of re-processing for the release, but it does look very good.
 great October 10, 2008
Stuart E. Pippin II
If you like dancing, and you like romance with self discovery, this films for you. I often review "Susan's" characters analogy why people get married. It's one of my favorite quotes. good film.
Shall We Dance August 13, 2008
Russell C. Farnham (Inverness, FL, USA)
Enjoyed this CD. Good story about Saranden [sic] and her naivette that her husband was "dancing,". She suspected an affair and hired a detective. Some comical scenes. Very good movie.
A film you would enjoy on a warm weekend! July 14, 2008
Ankur Mukherjee
A good story, A good direction, A good chemistry between each charecter is what you look forward to in films first and "Shall we dance" has it all. A warm hearted story with a wonderfull star cast. Richard Gere has always been one of my favourate actors and this is probably one of his best performences ever. Jennifer Lopez, well what can I say, truely unique performence by her, she was very adorable in the whole film and brings perfection to the charecter played by her. Each and every individual in the film delivers a good performence, its one of the best warm films I have come across. The Dvd wont dissapoint you in either way, the quality and sound are terrefic and there are good special features like 'Behind the scenes' etc.
 PETER CHELSOM, OPUS 6 March 9, 2008
wdanthemanw (Geneva, Switzerland)
**1/2 2004. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Average Hollywood gauged product about a man who discovers that he likes to dance. No artistic ambition here, just a camera that films Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon as if they were passing in front of the camera of your cell phone. The definitive movie about ballroom dancing still is Australian director Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom. This one is already forgotten.
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